But if I did I would have to skip replacing the broken ground glass in my 8x10, which would render that camera unusable for the foreseeable future. And our invariably short summer season in the US Pacific Northwest is coming up real soon now.

Best of luck with your sale. Times are still tough right now for many.

Ken

"When making a portrait, my approach is quite the same as when I am portraying a rock. I do not wish to impose my personality upon the sitter, but, keeping myself open to receive reactions from his own special ego, record this with nothing added: except of course when I am working professionally, when money enters in,—then for a price, I become a liar..."